the impact of diabetes on health insurance rates

The North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is threatening to send a blogger to jail for recounting publicly his battle against diabetes and encouraging others to follow his lifestyle. Chapter 90, Article 25 of the North Carolina General Statutes makes it a misdemeanor to “practice dietetics or nutrition” without a license. The law states “practicing” nutrition includes “assessing the nutritional needs of individuals and groups” and “providing nutrition counseling.” Steve Cooksey has learned the definition is…